New Florida legislation would bar state employees from using their preferred pronouns, and prohibit nonprofits from training employees on LGBTQ issues

On Tuesday, Florida state Rep. Ryan Chamberlin introduced HB 599, a bill that would ban government employees from being required to use the preferred pronouns of their colleagues, prohibits the penalization of employees on the “basis of deeply held religious or biology-based beliefs,” and makes it unlawful for nonprofits or employers receiving state funds to require employees to undergo training on matters of sexual/gender identity or gender expression.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    79·
    1 year ago

    So I can go to work for the Florida government and call Ron DeSantis a she and if anyone complains, I can say it’s because of my deeply held religious belief that he’s a woman?

      • darth_helmet
        32·
        1 year ago

        And it’d be illegal to provide education on why conflating those facts is inappropriate

    • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
      18·
      1 year ago

      Really they mean only THEIR personally held religious beliefs of white christian nationalism are valid and we all know Jesus hates trans people. It’s in the Bible, or something, right after he tells the poor to fuck off with his AR-15.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
      101·
      1 year ago

      Fun fact: right now, you can call up Miss deSantis and call them a punk little bitch and he just has to accept it. Let her know it’s called free speech, and if they have a problem with it, then maybe don’t be such a pussy.